St. Cloud State University head wrestling coach Steve Costanzo announced the signing of Pat LeVasseur to a National Letter of Intent Wednesday.

LeVasseur is a resident of Buffalo Lake and wrestled at Hutchinson High School. He will join the SCSU wrestling team in the fall of 2008.

LeVasseur was crowned champion at the 2008 MSHSL championship this past season, and is a four-time state placer (1st, 6th, 2nd, 3rd). He is a past cadet All-American in Greco-Roman and a three-time All-American in Folkstyle. He amassed a career mark of 133-22 and is projected to wrestle at 125-pounds for the Huskies.

“Pat is an outstanding addition to our program,” Costanzo said. “He has excellent strength, speed and power with tremendous scrambling ability on the mat. I am confident in his abilities to wrestle at this level.”

The St. Cloud State University wrestling team, which finished with an impressive 13-2 record in 2007-08, and a 12th place at the NCAA Division II championships this season, expects to bring back eight starters for 2008-09.

LeVasseur was one of seven standouts to sign with the Huskies. Also joining the team is 2008 state champion Shamus O’Grady of Coon Rapids.

Huskies baseball camp
The Hutchinson Huskies amateur baseball team will hold its annual youth camp Saturday, May 31, at Veterans Memorial Field.

The two-hour camp, beginning at 9:30 a.m., is for youth in grades first through five.

To register, mail a check for $15 to the Hutch Huskies to Huskies Youth Baseball Camp, 235 Summerset Lane S.E., Hutchinson, MN 55350. (The form is attached below)

For further information, contact Kyle Messner (320) 587-9375; John Arlt (320) 587-0403; or Dennis Piechowski (320) 587-7860.

Wild Road Tour announces dates
The Minnesota Wild Wells Fargo Road Tour won’t be stopping in Hutchinson this summer, but fans will still have a chance to meet their favorite players in nearby cities such as New Ulm, St. Cloud and Willmar.

To see the dates and times, as well as the players, check out www.wild.com for more information on the tour.

WRESTLING: Hutchinson junior Ryan Madson was recently named to The Guillotine.com Academic All-State second team after compiling a 39-7 record with a 4.0 grade-point average.

VOLLEYBALL: Buffalo Lake-Hector volleyball players Missy Deal and Emma Koeberl were among eight athletes to commit to play for Ridgewater College next season. Koeberl was a member of the Hutchinson Leader All-Area team last fall. The Lady Warriors won the NJCAA Division III National Championship two years ago and were national runner-up last fall.